http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080411/NEWS/804110315BOURNE — A green giant could soon join the little green sprout at Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School.
On Wednesday night, the school committee directed Supt. Kevin Farr to begin exploring potential financing to build a 600-kilowatt to 1.25-megawatt wind turbine at the school. It would include a tower three times the size of the one that already exists on campus.
The school board heard details of a study by engineers that Upper Cape Tech's elevated location near the Cape Cod Canal makes it a prime spot for a commercial-size wind turbine. A large turbine could generate enough electricity to power the entire school, Farr said.
The total cost of the project is between $1.8 million and $2.2 million. Engineers estimated it would pay for itself in eight to 10 years, he said.
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